United Kingdom: Top 50 Sports Instagram Influencers

As of September 2026, infloo tracks 712 Instagram creators in the United Kingdom in the Sports category. Among the 50 largest by followers, the median engagement rate is 0.81% (middle half: 0.37–3.25%), and the median account has 12.2M followers. Over 1M followers: 50 of 50. Highest engagement: @trent (15.40%), @colepalmer10 (9.89%), @garnacho7 (8.25%).

Creators tracked: 712
Median ER (top 50): 0.81%
Middle half of ER (top 50): 0.37–3.25%
Median followers (top 50): 12.2M
Data as of: September 2026

#	Instagram Account	Categories	Number of followers	Audience Engagement (ER)	User's Country	User's City	Check Fake Followers
1	1 Dwayne Johnson @therock Followers: 392,875,853 • ER: 0.05% City of London Gym & Fitness Boxing Sports Weightlifting Basketball Powerlifting Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Gym & Fitness Boxing Sports Weightlifting Basketball Powerlifting	Followers 392,875,853	ER 0.05%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
2	2 Manchester City @mancity Followers: 56,193,966 • ER: 0.09% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football	Followers 56,193,966	ER 0.09%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
3	3 Gareth Bale @garethbale11 Followers: 53,250,852 • ER: 0.41% City of London Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Golf Rugby Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Golf Rugby	Followers 53,250,852	ER 0.41%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
4	4 Nike Football @nikefootball Followers: 46,193,668 • ER: 0.14% City of London Football & Soccer Sports Volleyball Tennis Rugby Cricket Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Sports Volleyball Tennis Rugby Cricket	Followers 46,193,668	ER 0.14%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
5	5 adidas Football @adidasfootball Followers: 35,626,527 • ER: 0.31% City of London Football & Soccer Sports Volleyball Golf Rugby Cricket Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Sports Volleyball Golf Rugby Cricket	Followers 35,626,527	ER 0.31%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
6	6 EA SPORTS FC @easportsfc Followers: 32,960,236 • ER: 0.12% City of London Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football	Followers 32,960,236	ER 0.12%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
7	7 Sergio Leonel Agüero @kunaguero Followers: 29,167,621 • ER: 0.36% Manchester Political Leaders Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Political Leaders Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby	Followers 29,167,621	ER 0.36%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
8	8 Mesut Özil @m10_official Followers: 27,799,693 • ER: 0.73% City of London Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby	Followers 27,799,693	ER 0.73%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
9	9 Raphael Varane @raphaelvarane Followers: 22,479,325 • ER: 0.2% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Kids Sports	Followers 22,479,325	ER 0.2%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
10	10 Gabriel Jesus @dejesusoficial Followers: 22,298,177 • ER: 0.55% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby	Followers 22,298,177	ER 0.55%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
11	11 Richarlison @richarlison Followers: 21,514,499 • ER: 0.7% City of London Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 21,514,499	ER 0.7%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
12	12 MR @marcusrashford Followers: 20,572,369 • ER: 4.3% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby	Followers 20,572,369	ER 4.3%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
13	13 Harry Kane @harrykane Followers: 17,613,428 • ER: 0.64% City of London Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 17,613,428	ER 0.64%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
14	14 Alisha Lehmann @alishalehmann7 Followers: 16,467,986 • ER: 0.89% City of London Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 16,467,986	ER 0.89%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
15	15 anthonyjoshua @anthonyjoshua Followers: 16,431,900 • ER: 0.51% City of London Handball Boxing Wrestling Sports Basketball Martial Arts Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Handball Boxing Wrestling Sports Basketball Martial Arts	Followers 16,431,900	ER 0.51%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
16	16 Bleacher Report Football @brfootball Followers: 16,360,637 • ER: 0.46% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 16,360,637	ER 0.46%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
17	17 Wayne Rooney @waynerooney Followers: 16,108,847 • ER: 0.27% Liverpool Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 16,108,847	ER 0.27%	Country	City Liverpool	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
18	18 Novak Djokovic @djokernole Followers: 16,045,316 • ER: 2.45% City of London Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Tennis Rugby Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Tennis Rugby	Followers 16,045,316	ER 2.45%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
19	19 Trent Alexander-Arnold @trent Followers: 15,875,412 • ER: 15.4% Liverpool Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 15,875,412	ER 15.4%	Country	City Liverpool	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
20	20 Son HeungMin(손흥민)🇰🇷 @hm_son7 Followers: 14,654,722 • ER: 2.22% City of London Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 14,654,722	ER 2.22%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
21	21 Emi Martinez @emi_martinez26 Followers: 14,159,815 • ER: 1.37% Birmingham Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 14,159,815	ER 1.37%	Country	City Birmingham	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
22	22 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang @auba Followers: 13,584,105 • ER: 0.26% City of London Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby	Followers 13,584,105	ER 0.26%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
23	23 England football team @england Followers: 12,523,351 • ER: 0.09% Burton upon Trent Football & Soccer Handball Sports Rugby American Football Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Rugby American Football Baseball	Followers 12,523,351	ER 0.09%	Country	City Burton upon Trent	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
24	24 Mario Balotelli Barwuah 🇬🇭+🇮🇹=⚽️ @mb459 Followers: 12,288,320 • ER: 0.79% City of London Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Baseball	Followers 12,288,320	ER 0.79%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
25	25 Phil Foden @philfoden Followers: 12,281,710 • ER: 3.41% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football	Followers 12,281,710	ER 3.41%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
26	26 Enzo Fernández @enzojfernandez Followers: 12,025,538 • ER: 5.34% City of London Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 12,025,538	ER 5.34%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
27	27 garnacho7 @garnacho7 Followers: 11,675,863 • ER: 8.25% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Basketball Rugby Baseball	Followers 11,675,863	ER 8.25%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
28	28 Thiago Alcantara @thiago6 Followers: 11,597,191 • ER: 0.58% Liverpool Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Cricket Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Cricket	Followers 11,597,191	ER 0.58%	Country	City Liverpool	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
29	29 Edinson Cavani @cavaniofficial21 Followers: 10,184,112 • ER: 0.53% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football	Followers 10,184,112	ER 0.53%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
30	30 Bruno Fernandes @brunofernandes8 Followers: 9,776,970 • ER: 2.61% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 9,776,970	ER 2.61%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
31	31 Ilkay Gündogan @ilkayguendogan Followers: 9,516,110 • ER: 2.77% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 9,516,110	ER 2.77%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
32	32 JLingz @jesselingard Followers: 9,116,960 • ER: 1.21% City of London Social Clubs Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Social Clubs Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby	Followers 9,116,960	ER 1.21%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
33	33 Alexis Mac Allister @alemacallister Followers: 8,536,921 • ER: 4.06% Leeds Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football	Followers 8,536,921	ER 4.06%	Country	City Leeds	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
34	34 Cole Jermaine Palmer @colepalmer10 Followers: 8,336,965 • ER: 9.89% City of London Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football	Followers 8,336,965	ER 9.89%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
35	35 Dele @dele Followers: 8,220,980 • ER: 2.13% City of London Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 8,220,980	ER 2.13%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
36	36 SPORTbible @sportbible Followers: 7,724,003 • ER: 0.29% Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 7,724,003	ER 0.29%	Country	City	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
37	37 João Cancelo @jpcancelo Followers: 7,401,298 • ER: 3.47% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Kids Sports Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Kids Sports	Followers 7,401,298	ER 3.47%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
38	38 Juan Mata @juanmatagarcia Followers: 7,002,951 • ER: 0.44% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 7,002,951	ER 0.44%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
39	39 Frank Lampard @franklampard Followers: 6,903,093 • ER: 0.82% City of London Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football	Followers 6,903,093	ER 0.82%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
40	40 Varzesh3 ورزش سه @varzesh3 Followers: 6,324,998 • ER: 0.61% City of London Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football	Followers 6,324,998	ER 0.61%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
41	41 Kai Havertz 💥⚽️✌🏼 @kaihavertz29 Followers: 6,155,296 • ER: 4.47% City of London Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 6,155,296	ER 4.47%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
42	42 Mohamed Elneny @elnennym Followers: 6,008,411 • ER: 0.19% City of London Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Basketball Rugby	Followers 6,008,411	ER 0.19%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
43	43 SoccerBible @soccerbible Followers: 5,824,635 • ER: 0.07% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football	Followers 5,824,635	ER 0.07%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
44	44 Mason Mount @masonmount Followers: 5,664,401 • ER: 5.25% City of London Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 5,664,401	ER 5.25%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
45	45 Kyle Walker @kylewalker2 Followers: 5,539,370 • ER: 7.45% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football	Followers 5,539,370	ER 7.45%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
46	46 Ederson Moraes @ederson93 Followers: 5,533,036 • ER: 2.1% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 5,533,036	ER 2.1%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
47	47 Mateo Kovacic @mateokovacic8 Followers: 5,414,887 • ER: 1% City of London Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football	Followers 5,414,887	ER 1%	Country	City City of London	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
48	48 Jordan Henderson @jordanhenderson Followers: 5,288,635 • ER: 1.65% Liverpool Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football	Followers 5,288,635	ER 1.65%	Country	City Liverpool	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
49	49 Luke Shaw @lukeshaw Followers: 5,247,550 • ER: 4.05% Manchester Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby American Football	Followers 5,247,550	ER 4.05%	Country	City Manchester	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
50	50 Diogo Jota @diogoj_18 Followers: 5,243,329 • ER: 6.54% Liverpool Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Football & Soccer Handball Sports Volleyball Rugby Baseball	Followers 5,243,329	ER 6.54%	Country	City Liverpool	Check Fake Followers Get contacts

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Frequently asked questions

Who are the top Sports Instagram influencers in the United Kingdom?

By followers: @therock (392.9M), @mancity (56.2M), @garethbale11 (53.3M). By engagement rate: @trent (15.40%), @colepalmer10 (9.89%), @garnacho7 (8.25%). Data: infloo, September 2026.

What is a typical engagement rate for Sports influencers in the United Kingdom?

The median is 0.81%; half of the 50 largest creators by followers fall between 0.37% and 3.25%. Data: infloo, September 2026.

How many Sports Instagram influencers does infloo track in the United Kingdom?

712 as of September 2026. The ranking shows 50 of them, sorted by followers.

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